Section 488AMigration Act 1958 (Cth)

Giving information to other relevant agencies

(1) For the purposes of:

(a) assisting with the regulation of providers; or

(b) promoting compliance with the conditions of a particular student visa or visas, or of student visas generally;

the Secretary may give information obtained or received for the purposes of this Act to an agency of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, that is responsible for or otherwise concerned with the regulation of providers.

(2) However, subsection (1) does not override section 488.

Note: Section 488 prohibits the disclosure etc. of movement records except in limited circumstances.

(3) In this section:

provider has the same meaning as in the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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